CMS Announces Provider Teleconference on ICD-10 Conversion Activities

Registration is now open for a provider call to be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011, from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the conversion to ICD-10 within CMS. CMS recommends this 90-minute session for physicians and other healthcare providers, physician office staff and coding/billing staff. The call, which will include a question and answer session, will feature presentations on a wide range of ICD-10 related topics including:

ICD-10 overview

Lab NCDs conversion process from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM

Home health conversion

OASIS and procedure code reporting

Update on claims spanning the implementation date

National ICD-10 implementation issues

To register, please go to the call registration page on the CMS website. For more information about the ICD-10 transition, including details about future calls, visit the CMS ICD-10 website. Coding Corner articles are archived on the Coding Page of the AASM website for future reference.